A corpora



' Jan. 27,; 1931. HAN LEY 1,790,374

SCREEN File se' t. 15. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1" a 6 ATTORNEYS W. HAN LEYJan. 27, 1931.

SCREEN Filed Sept. 15, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Patented Jan. 27,1931 UNITED STATES.

A ENT 40pm WILLIA HANLEY, or EAST ORANGE, new JERSEY, assrornon 'rornnenson BROTHERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or nonoxnmnnw JnnsE-Y, A.conrona- TION OF NEW JERSEY scnnnn Application filed September 15,1927,Serial No. 219,720?

There has been for some time past a growing demand for elaboratelydecorated folding card tables, such tables being frequently veryexpensive. Consequently there has been a disinclination on the part ofthe owners to store the tables when not in use, because of theirattractiveness and because of the liability of their becoming damaged. I

The object of this invention is to provide a suitable holder for thetable whereby it may be used as a screen when not in use as a cardtable, thus forming an attractive and useful article of furniture andgiving to the table a double use.

My invention therefore comprises a screen which includes a folding cardtable as an element and more particularly comprises a holder and afolding card table removably secured thereto, to form a screen saidholder having an upright member to which the table is removably secured,a lower cross member on which the lower side of the table rests and 7 anupper cross member overlapping theup-- per side of the table. j V r V Apractical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Fig. 1 represents a front view of the screen. Fig. 2represents a side view of the same. Fig. 3 represents a back view of thescreen. Fig. l representsa top plan view of. the holder. I 1

Fig. 5 represents a front view of the same. Fig. 6 represents a sideview of the holder. Fig. 7 represents a rear; View of the same.

Fig. 8 represents an enlarged detail view The folding card table'l maybe of any well known or suitable construction and its table is adaptedto rest, and an upper cross member 5 adapted to overlap the upper sideof the table. The lower cross member 4: may

be provided at its opposite ends with suitable legs 6 for supporting theholder-and table when attached thereto This lower cross member may alsobe provided at its ends with stops-7 for positioning 'the lower side ofthe table on thesaid cross member. These cross members may be madeornamental in character to add to the attractivenessof the screen.

The means which I have shown for removablysecuring the tableto theholder is constructed as follows:

Two of the' 'frame pieces 8 whichextend across the bottom of the tableare shown 'as' provided-with oppositely projecting hooks 9 arranged toreceive the arms 10 of a spring pressed latch which is pivoted on theupright member 3 by means of a screw-threaded bolt 11 which passesthrough the said upright member.v A coil spring 12 surrounds thescrew-threaded bolt 11 between the latch and the inner face of theupright 3, tending to yieldingly'hold the latch at the limit of itsmovement away from the said upright mem her. A thumb nut 13 bearsagainst the outer face of the upright and has a screw-threadedengagement with the outer end of the bolt 11 for adjusting the tensionof the latch. The upper cross member 5 is preferably provided with ahandle 14 for use in carrying the screen from place to place.

When'it is desired to secure the table to the holder to form a screen,the table is-placed in position between the-upper and'lower crossmembers of the holder and the latch is swung into engagement with thehookscarried bythe table. Any liability of the table becomingunintentionally detached from its holder may be prevented by turning thethumb nut I to increase the tension on the latch and therer by draw thetable snugly tolthe holder. top may be suitably ornamented, as shownIt'is evident that various changes maybe resorted toin' theconstruction, form and arrangement of-the several parts withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope ofmy invention; hence, I do not wishto be limited and described, but what Iclaim is to the particularembodiment herein shown 1. A holder adapted to removably support afolding card table to form a screen, and means for-removably securingthe tableto the holder comprising hooks on the bottom of the table and alatch mounted on the holder in position to be moved into and out ofengagement with said hooks.

2. A holder adapted to removably support a folding-card table to form ascreen, and means for removably securing the table to theholdercomprising books on the bottom of the table, a latch yieldinglymounted on the holder imposition to be movedinto and out of engagementwith said hooks, andmeans for adjusting the tension of the latch.

3. A holder adapted to removably support afolding card tablet-o form ascreen, saidholder comprising, a lower cross member adapted tosupporttheitable, an upper cross member adapted to overlap the upperside of the table, a connecting upright member, and means thereonlocated between the upper and lower cross members for removably securingthe table to the -holder,said lower cross member having stops forpositioning the lower side of the table and said upper cross memberhaving a handle for. use in carrying the screen from place to place.

In testimony, that I-claimthe foregoing as;

my invention, I have signed my name this 13 dayofSeptember, 1927.

WILLIAM HANLEY.

